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shì
Main
English Definitionto test; to try; experiment; examination; test
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Pinyinshì
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(After Tone Sandhi)
Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)si3
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=3

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Words With Same Head Word    
试验shìyànexperiment; test; to experiment; experimental
试图shìtúto attempt; to try
试卷shìjuànexamination paper; test paper
试点shìdiǎntest point; to carry out trial; pilot scheme
试试shìshito try
Words With Same Tail Word    
考试kǎoshìto take an exam; exam
尝试chángshìto try; to attempt
测试cèshìto test (machinery etc); to test (students); test; quiz; exam; beta (software)
笔试bǐshìwritten examination; paper test (for an applicant)
口试kǒushìoral examination; oral test
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